Improvement in cases for spectacles or other articles



E. J. HVAUCK. Case for Spectacles or other Articles.

No. 219,468. Patented Sept. 9,1879.

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".PETERS, FHDTD-UTHOGRAPNER, WASHINGTON. D C

TATES UNITED EDWARD J. HAUOK, OF

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT lN CASES FOR SPECTACLES OR OTHER ARTICLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 219,468, datedSeptember 9, 1879; application filed July 31, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD J. HAUCK, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kingsand State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement inCases for Spectacles or other Articles, which improvement is fully setforth in the following specification, reference being bad to theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan or top view of mycase when the lid is raised to a right angle with the body. Fig. 2 is across-section thereof when the lid is lowered. Fig.3 is a longitudinalcentral section of the same. Fig. 4 is a rear view of the case, showingthe manner of hinging the lid to the body of the box.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts. This invention relates tocases for spectacles or other similar articles; and consists in a novelconstruction and arrangement of parts, whereby the lid ofithe case iscaused to carry a spring-catch for engaging with a lip formed on thefront wall of the body, and the said front wall of the body and thefront edge of the lid are re-enforced, so as to better sustain thestrain to which they are subjected, all of which will be hereinafterparticularly described.

In the drawings, the letter A designates the body, and B the lid, ofmycase, hinged together at one edge by loops and an inclosed the edge ofthe body, while it terminates a short distance above the bottom thereof,so

engage the catch 0. to clear the lip c, and left standing at a rightangle (more or less) with the lid.

In the lip d is a slot, through which projects a finger-piece, f,secured to thecatch c. This catch consists of a piece ofspring metal,which is attached to the lip d by rivet i, or other suitable means,andis formed with ajaw, which springs undeIu-the edge of the lip 01 whenthe lid B is lowered on the body, thereby locking the two together.

It will be seen that by the lips c dthe front edges of the body and lidare re-enforced or given sufficiei'lt strength to withstand any ordinarystrain, so that such edges are not liable to be bent out of shape, whilethe lips are also practically adapted to the purpose of supporting andengaging a catch, respectively.

day of July, 1879.

EDWARD J. HAUUK. 1,. s]

Witnesses:

E. F. KASTENHUBER, J. VAN SAN'rVooRD.

that the lower edge of the lip is adapted to I The lip d is bent inwardWhat I claim as new, and desire to secure have hereunto set my hand. andseal this 28th

